May Sunday Sweater KAL - Atlanta Mesh Top

The Sunday afternoon group is back to sweaters after a brief shawl diversion last month. The Atlanta Mesh pullover is featured below with Tahki Stacy Charles' Tandem (a cotton/viscose blend). This has been a favorite with the staff -- Debbie, Gayle, and Alisa have each knit one. If you're considering a first garment that you can wear in the summer, this is it!

© Tahki Stacy Charles, Inc.

We'll be meeting four times in May and if you'd like to join the KAL, we'd love to have you! The cost to join is $40 and you'll receive the pattern free* as well as a 10% discount on the yarn you choose for the project. Deadline to sign up is Saturday, April 30.

Details:

The Atlanta Mesh Pullover Knit Along (KAL) will meet on the following days:

Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm (this is Crawfish Festival weekend, so we might change to 11-1)

Sunday, May 8, 2016 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. MOTHER'S DAY - NOT MEETING

Sunday, May 15, 2016 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

Sunday, May 22, 2016 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 29, 2016 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Memorial Day weekend, but we will be meeting at the usual time)

What to expect from our Sunday Shawl KALs:

• Expect to learn a lot through hands-on instruction from the KAL - you will be challenged to learn new skills!
• Expect to have fun! While we're learning, we're also helping one another and socializing.
• Expect support before, during, and after the KAL - you will have opportunities through our Ravelry group to ask questions until you finish your project. 
• Expect that because the group is popular and we like to say YES if you want to join us, that there might be several knitters in the KAL! If you would prefer one-on-one time, we can schedule that for you. 
• Expect extras - special discounts for participants, one-off workshops like how to block your knits, and other fun treats. 

*We choose patterns that are available through the Ravelry in-store program. This means we purchase the pattern on your behalf. It's sent to you as a PDF via email and will be saved in YOUR Ravelry library. We do NOT buy the pattern and make photocopies -- your very own pattern copy should arrive in your email, and in some cases will have your name printed on it. A modest printing fee will apply if you'd like a printed color copy of the pattern. 

Second Chance Sunday April KAL - Urban Chic

Does this sound like you?

• You started a Sunday Sweater KAL and didn't like the yarn we recommended, yet you have already wound some yarn into a cake and can't return it
• You love your yarn but you're disenchanted with the pattern
• You have over 600 yards of a lace weight yarn that you don't know what to do with it. 
• You want to knit with us on Sundays but don't want to knit a sweater
• You want to knit an Urban Chic stole:

copyright Yumiko Alexander

This Sunday is the Second Chance KAL -- it's for anyone who fits this profile and would like to hang out and knit with a fun group of people. Please call us (281-528-8664) during business hours to reserve your spot. The cost is $30 and we will purchase your Urban Chic pattern for you and give you a 10% discount on yarn you purchase to knit this shawl. 

April 3, 2016 - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

April 10, 2016 - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

April 17, 2016 - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

The Urban Chic shawl would work well with DanDoh Cotton Fine or ITO Kinu. We had a shop model of the Urban Chic knit with Blue Heron Rayon Metallic last year:

In love with this shop model! A customer knit this beautiful shawl - "Urban Chic" -- pattern on #Ravelry (Yumiko Alexander) with Blue Heron #rayonmetallic #TwistedYarns

A photo posted by Janet Russell (@twistedknitter) on Sep 2, 2015 at 4:36pm PDT

Twisted Yarns Knit Alongs for March 2016

Our Thursday shawl knitters are having a blast! For the upcoming March KAL, they helped Lisa choose Dinner in the Eiffel Tower, a semi-circular shawl. It's designed for a DK weight yarn (some projects on Ravelry were knit with Blue Heron Rayon Metallic). To join the KAL, please sign up at the shop or call us to reserve your spot and we'll take payment over the phone. Deadline to register is Wednesday, March 9, 2016. 

Dinner in the Eiffel Tower KAL - Thursday KAL

$30 

Week 1 - Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (cast on)

Week 2 - Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Week 3 - Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Week 4 - Thursday, March 31, 2016 - (optional additional session)
When you purchase yarn at Twisted Yarns for the KAL, you will receive a 10% discount on the yarn and your pattern will be free.

For the Sunday afternoon KAL group, we've been focusing on pullovers and wearables that will work with our climate and we've found a great one! Many of you might have seen Yumiko Alexander at the DanDoh booth at Stitches Texas. The Forest Weave pullover is one of the garments she featured. Twisted Yarns has several colors of her DanDoh Cotton Fine on its way to us. While it's considered a lace weight, it can be held double to achieve the gauge called for in this pattern.  Deadline to register is Saturday, March 5, 2016

Forest Weave Summer Pullover - Sunday KAL

$30 

Week 1 - Sunday, March 6, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (cast on)

Week 2 - Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Week 3 - Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Janet)

Week 4 - Sunday, March 27, 2016 - NO SESSION - Easter

When you purchase yarn at Twisted Yarns for the KAL, you will receive a 10% discount on the yarn and your pattern will be free as well.

Sunday Sweater KAL - Westbourne

I'm thrilled to announce our inaugural Sunday afternoon knit along (KAL) beginning this Sunday, January 24th. Check the pattern details below to help you decide if you'd like to join us for 4 Sundays for $40. (KAL fees reserve the independent instructor and hostess, as well as any additional staff needed at the shop). Twisted Yarns will provide the pattern* and a 10% discount on all yarn purchased for the KAL. If you'd like to sign up, call or visit the shop during business hours beginning today through Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

Lisa Greenburg and Janet Russell will be conducting this Sunday event. We'll open the shop for KAL attendees from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on the following days:

January 24, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
January 31, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
February 7, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
February 14, 2016 - Valentine's Day - Skipping!
February 21, 2016 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

We have a few special things planned for this first Sunday Sweater KAL and hope to make this a regular feature throughout the first three quarters of 2016.

Pattern Information:

Night Version with ITO Kinu (100% silk, laceweight):

Day Version with Cascade 220 Fingering Weight (100% wool, fingering weight):

Ravelry Link: Westbourne [kinu love] by Isabell Kraemer

* Twisted Yarns will purchase the pattern for each of the attendees -- via Ravelry's in-store pattern program -- to be sent to your email and to your Ravelry library. If you would like your own printed color copy, there will be a $5 printing fee.